Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 February 1913, Page 1

Commercial.

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING 00., WD. WEEKLY REPORT. (Special to tii Horowhenua Chr icle). WELLINGTON, Feb. 20. Tho supply of potatoes has not been so good during tlie wok, aud higher rates have obtained. North Island growers are advised to send in their crops during the next few weekn as tho Son thorn supply promises well. There is a fair demand for good onions, and picklers also .sell well. Eggs aro steady at Is 4d, and the supply is regular. To-day's sales o fporkere resutled in a keen demand being exhibited at prices i per lb higher than last week. A much larger supply could bo dealt with. Suckers are eagerly bought up at 7£ —a high figure. Cheese is very dull of eale. Butter is in fair demand. There is very little movement in wheat or oats, but pollard has taken another rise, causing a better demand for barley and pea meals. Now chaff ie reaching the market regularly, and prices no far are very little under the old season's rates. * FRUIT. Tho flush of the season is liore, and values generally «re low and the demand rather slow. Tomatoes are, however, slightly higlior. VEGETAnLES.-Tn full supply .'it iiKiial summer rates. Potatoes.—los to 12s Gd per cut Onions. —.£7 10« per ton. French Beans.—ld per lb. Cabbage.—Choice 3s to 4s per -nzk Carrots.—Choice, 3s to 5s per sack Cauliflower.—Choice 6s to 7s 8J

per sack. Cucumbers.—ls Gd to 2s per luilt' case. Green Peas.—Be per peek. Rhubarb.—3s to 4s per dozen. Parsnips.—3.s to 4s C<l per sack. Marrows—ls Gd to 2s per dozon Swoflos.--2s 6(1 to Jβ per cwt. Turnips.—White, 2s to 3s per sack Lettuce.—Choice Is to Is Cd per case. Apples.—Cooking 3s to -is ]ier cast. , , dessert 5s to 6s per case. Nectarines.—3s to 3s 6d per case Poaches.--Dessert. 3s to -Is per case; others 2s to 3s. Pears.—Dessert, 3s to 3s 6d per half case. Greengages.—ss to Gβ per half case Plums.—Dessert 3s 6d to 4s 6d; cooking, 2s to 3s per case. Tomatoes.—3.s Gd to (3s per case. Eggs.—Fresh, Iβ 6d per dozen. Cheese—Best factory mediums G.\<l; loaf 7Jd per lb. Butter.—Separator 9j<l. milled.. Del dairy 9d per lb. Dressed Pork. - 7()'s to !K)\s ~>\t\. 90's to 100's od. baeoijors Jr'd. chopsuckers 7jd. Honoy.—3Jd per lb Now season's sections Gs 6d dozen. j Beeswax.—Wented. Fungus.—4d per lb". Walnuts.— 6d per lb. Tallow.-Casks, 27e Gd; tins IDs to 21s cwt.

Poutry.—Cockorols, 4s to 6s for good birds,; table roosters 3s 6d; tabic- hone 3s 6d to 4s; good tablo bens, 3s to 4s; good table bens ss; good ducks Os; Indian runners 4s to 5s per paii-; turkey gobblers. Is per lb; hens 10d per lb live weight. Maine.—ss per bushel. Seed Maize.—Hickory King, Gβ per bushel. Wheat.—4s 5d per bushel. Ten sack lota, 4s 4d. Wheat.—-Seconds, 3s Gd to 4e publisher. Feed Barley.—3s 8d per bush?l. Peas, Partridge.—Feed 3s 9d tc 4s per bushel. Prussian Bluo Seed Peas.—ss per bushel. Horse Beans.—4s 6d per tuehel. " Pollard.—£7 5s per ton ;5s lass for ton lots. Bran.—£s 5s per ton; 5s less for ton lote. Pea and Whoat Meal £7 10s per ton. Barley Meal—£7 per ton. Pure Pea Meal £7 per ton. Pea and Wheat Meal.— £7 per ton. Mollassea fodder—£s per ton, or 6s per cwt. Chaff—Oaten Sheaf, £4 10b per ton, ex store. Special quotations for large lots. Hay—Prime, £4 to £z 10s per ton. I

Meadow hay—For stook feeding, £3 15i per ton, ex itore. Bucrosine—£7 per ton. Straw.—£3 per ton, ex store. Linseed oil cake—Genuine 912 10s per ton. Oats—Feed 2s 8d; Duns 2s 9d to 2s 10d per bushel. Oats.—Discoloured U 9d to 2s 3d per bushel. Oats—Crushed 2s 9d to 3s per bushel. - ■ Seed Oats—Algerians 3« 8d per bushel, Gartone, Sparrowbille, Storm Kings, 3s 6d per bushel. Seed Oapo Barley—Ba lid per bushel.